Reports: Giants finalizing hire of Vols’ Tony Vitello as manager

The San Francisco Giants are finalizing a deal to name Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as their new manager, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.

It will be the first time a major league team has hired a manager directly from a college program with no experience in the professional ranks.

Multiple reports expanded on the Giants’ growing interest in Tony Vitello over the weekend.

San Francisco president of baseball operations Buster Posey, who moved into his current post in September of last year, decided on Tony Vitello over candidates that included Nick Hundley, Skip Schumaker, and former manager Bruce Bochy, who was eliminated from consideration early in the process.

Breaking: Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello is finalizing a deal to become the next manager of the San Francisco Giants, sources tell @PeteThamel and @JeffPassan.

Vitello won the 2024 College World Series and transformed the program into a powerhouse. He’ll be the first… pic.twitter.com/aiEZxr88GO

— ESPN (@espn) October 22, 2025

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Tony Vitello, 47, owns a 341-131 record in his eight seasons with the Volunteers, guiding the program to the College World Series in 2021, 2023 and 2024. Tennessee won the first national championship in program history in 2024.

The Giants fired Bob Melvin on Sept. 29 after two seasons as the club’s manager. Melvin posted an 81-81 record in 2025, which marked a one-win improvement from 2024.

San Francisco finished third in the National League West in 2025, 12 games behind the division-winning Los Angeles Dodgers and nine back of the playoff-bound San Diego Padres. They were two games out of the NL’s final wild-card spot.

–Field Level Media

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Following the inaugural season of Athletics baseball in Sacramento, the city is prepared to make a push towards bringing an MLB expansion team to California’s capital city.

During Tuesday morning’s edition of The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross, Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty joined the show to share why he believes that the city is well in the mix to bid for an MLB expansion team, explain why the A’s are making a better effort to engage with Sacramento during the 2026 season, and much more.

The A’s, who are slated to play at Sutter Health Park for at least the next two seasons (2026-2027), are tentatively scheduled to move into their new ballpark in Las Vegas for the 2028 season.

While the first-year attendance numbers for MLB in Sacramento left a lot to be desired, the A’s announced that they will wear a “Sacramento” jersey in 2026, as well as host “Sacramento Saturdays” next season, which will highlight the 916 area.

Sac Mayor: MLB expansion is on the table for Sacramento

Upcoming San Francisco Giants & MLB Offseason Schedule

• Friday, October 24th – 2025 World Series begins
• MLB Free Agency begins the day after the World Series concludes
• December 7-11th – MLB Winter Meetings in Orlando, Florida
• Mid-November – MLB Non-Tender Deadline
• Early-January – MLB Arbitration Negotiations
• Mid-February – Pitchers & Catchers report for Spring Training

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